Fireprotect

In the "FireProtect" project, coordinated by the Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial (ADAI) of the University of Coimbra, and with the participation of the Institute of Systems and Robotics (ISR), the main goal is to develop, test and demonstrate various solutions which aim to minimize the adverse effects of the devastation caused by wildfires in areas involving forest, urban and industrial grounds. The "FireProtect" solutions focus on the self-protection of critical and strategic elements exposed to wildfires, increasing the security of populations and goods such as vehicles, dwellings and other buildings, constructions or agricultural properties and other areas that lack peripheral protection, as well as facilitate the work of fire-fighting agents and significantly reduce the impact of wildfires. Research at ISR-UC is targeted to the development of moderate cost advanced multi-sensor solutions which can autonomously detect and pinpoint wildfire fronts, provide warnings and deploy automated counter measures, such as active barriers, sprinklers and smart firefight hose systems. In December 2017, the project received the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award from Crédito Agrícola and the INOVISA Agency in the Forest category, as well as the Born From Knowledge prize from the National Innovation Agency. The project was selected for display in the Web Summit, Lisbon, November 2018